Deeper Into Movies
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Deeper Into Movies is the fourth collection of Pauline Kael
's movie reviews from 1969-1972, which were originally published by The New Yorker
. It was the first such book to win the American National Book Award
in 1974.
Containing reviews of individual films from the aforementioned time period, the collection also includes a long essay entitled Numbing the Audience.
In the anthology, Kael praises the merits of then upcoming directors such as Robert Altman
and Francis Ford Coppola
in her reviews of MASH
, McCabe & Mrs. Miller
, and The Godfather
, while panning the movies of directors such as Stanley Kubrick
and his A Clockwork Orange
for its brutality and moral convolutions.
The book is now out-of-print in the United States, but is still published in the United Kingdom by Marion Boyars Publishers
, an independent publishing company.
Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. Earlier in her career, her work appeared in City Lights, McCall's and The New Republic....
's movie reviews from 1969-1972, which were originally published by The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
. It was the first such book to win the American National Book Award
National Book Award
The National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
in 1974.
Containing reviews of individual films from the aforementioned time period, the collection also includes a long essay entitled Numbing the Audience.
In the anthology, Kael praises the merits of then upcoming directors such as Robert Altman
Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman was an American film director and screenwriter known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a stylized perspective. In 2006, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognized his body of work with an Academy Honorary Award.His films MASH , McCabe and...
and Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. He is widely acclaimed as one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential film directors...
in her reviews of MASH
MASH (film)
MASH is a 1970 American satirical dark comedy film directed by Robert Altman and written by Ring Lardner, Jr., based on Richard Hooker's novel MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors. It is the only feature film in the M*A*S*H franchise...
, McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 American Western film starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, and directed by Robert Altman. The screenplay is by Altman and Brian McKay from the novel McCabe by Edmund Naughton. The cinematography is by Vilmos Zsigmond and the soundtrack includes three songs by...
, and The Godfather
The Godfather
The Godfather is a 1972 American epic crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the 1969 novel by Mario Puzo. With a screenplay by Puzo, Coppola and an uncredited Robert Towne, the film stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Robert Duvall, Sterling Hayden, John Marley, Richard...
, while panning the movies of directors such as Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
and his A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film)
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
for its brutality and moral convolutions.
The book is now out-of-print in the United States, but is still published in the United Kingdom by Marion Boyars Publishers
Marion Boyars Publishers
Marion Boyars Publishers is an independent publishing company located in Great Britain, publishing books that focus on the humanities and social sciences.-External links:*...
, an independent publishing company.